Karzai rejects request to keep US troops in Afghanistan

Over the weekend, officials in Afghanistan endorsed a security deal that would keep United Stations troops in the nation beyond next year, but President Hamid Karzai denied the request. He wants the U.S. to bring more security to the country first. NBC’s Richard Engel reports.

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>>>a deal tied to u.s. involvement in
afghanistan
hit a
road block
this morning. natalie is here with that.

>>good morning to you all.
afghanistan
officials endorsed a deal on sunday to enable
u.s. troops
to operate in the country beyond next year but the
afghan president
indicated it may have to wait.
richard
engle is in eastern
afghanistan
with the latest on this on going debate. good morning.

>> reporter: good morning, we just finished a battlefield circulation with commander of
u.s. troops
in this part of eastern
afghanistan
. he showed us how afghan troops are now leading the fight and that he used to have about 50 outposts in this area and now american troops only hold about 13 bases including this one. this is one of the so-called enduring bases. bases that could stay on in this country beyond
2014
if the government in kabul and washington approve a joint security deal that could see thousands of american troops staying in this country for years to come. over the weekend, a group of tribal elders in kabul decided they want this deal. they want
u.s. troops
to stay because it's good for security. it helps the afghan
security forces
fight
al qaeda
and fight the taliban but then
afghanistan
's president said not yet. he won't sign the deal until the
united states
shows more signs of good faith and does more, in his words, to bring security to this country. for now it seems this joint security deal and the future of american troops in this country is on hold. natalie.